Forget it, Jake... It's Chinatown...

I've recently been catching up with movies I've should've seen a long time ago. Recently, it was Hal Ashby's Harold and Maude and, tonight it was Roman Polanski's Chinatown. Both movies are equally worth the hype.

With Harold and Maude, I can see what influenced Wes Anderson's style. I feel Rushmore is a close to flawless film and see something new with every viewing, but, Harold had to of been a model for Max.

I've recently read a number of Raymond Chandler's novels, so, watching Chinatown kind of brought Phillip Marlowe's LA to life, for me. Although Jake Gittes seems a little more well to do than Marlowe, he has that same swagger and attitude. If this movie were made 25 years earlier, it would have been a role tailor made for Humphrey Bogart.

Next up, Akira Kurosawa's Kagemusha...

Narcissism... If it worked for Diablo Cody...

Social networks... Blogs... Is it just a form of Narcissism? I mean, I just signed up on this site this morning, because I wanted to share my thoughts with the ether, and why? For a feeling of acceptance, I guess.

I used to drive a truck for a living, and at that point in my life, it was just basically me alone with my thoughts. Day in, day out. Now, I'm home on a permanent basis, and instead of sharing thoughts and stories from the road, it'll probably be something that's making me angry, amused or confused at that particular time. And, for who?

I think I remember hearing that Diablo Cody was "discovered" on here, so, I'll just keep my fingers crossed. Oh, wait... I have to do something outrageous...

It's been a while...

Just trying this blog thing out on a bigger scale. Until I think of something to say, or, I have an imaginary conversation with my dogs about Jay Leno, here's a picture of my dogs...